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As heroic actions of Indian forces completely crushed nine terror havens across the LoC and inside Pakistan, a stern lesson was taught to terrorists and their sponsors which they will never forget. The unparalleled prowess and power of Indian forces displayed during Operation Sindoor smashing terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will be recorded in glorious history in golden letters. It was a landmark tri-service operation marking a significant shift in India’s counter-terrorism strategy, which now believes in punishing the terrorists in their own haven. India of today, led by the dynamic and strong leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, believes in taking an uncompromising and unyielding stand against terrorism. It takes bold and courageous decisions to dare the enemies in their own havens, making them pay for their crimes and bleed for their sins. India, confident of its own capabilities, has risen, freeing itself from the weak-kneed policies of the past. India has arrived!
The operation was a timely and necessary response to cross-border threats. It was a direct response to the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22nd April 2025, where 26 innocent people were killed on the basis of their faith by terrorists linked to Pakistan-backed terror outfits. Operation Sindoor was launched to counter Pakistan-sponsored terrorism following the Pahalgam attack by neutralising key Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and LeT terror camps, signalling India’s resolve for military retribution, as it was done during the Uri Surgical Strike and Balakot Airstrikes. The operation aimed to restore deterrence, seek justice and punish the perpetrators of the terror attack. This time not only was the magnitude of response higher, but it was also broadened to include terror havens deep inside Pakistan and even exposed the chinks in Pakistan’s armour and its vulnerabilities before the decisive and determined actions of Indian forces. It has re-established the new resolve of India that no attacks on its soil will be allowed to go unpunished.
The Indian forces this time employed advanced, non-contact warfare technologies and intelligence-driven precision, demonstrating India’s self-reliant defence capabilities under the Atmanirbhar Bharat. In a 25-minute tri-service operation, Indian Armed Forces destroyed major terrorist camps in PoK, including JeM’s Bahawalpur base and LeT’s Muridke camp, eliminating over 100 terrorists, including Abdul Rauf Azhar, without attacking Pakistani civilians or its military installations. India also briefed various countries and UNSC envoys with evidence of Pakistan’s terror links, diplomatically isolating Pakistan and exposing its agenda of sponsoring, backing and providing safe havens to terror outfits. Earlier, India also suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, regaining control over key rivers like the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum, which may adversely impact Pakistan’s water requirements while pressuring it to decisively act against terrorism.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation, has made India’s stand on terrorism clear and sent a stern message to the terror outfits and their sponsors without mincing words. It has been made clear that India will give a befitting reply to any terror attack in the future too without differentiating between the government sponsoring terrorism and the masterminds of terrorism. While refusing to tolerate any nuclear blackmail, the Prime Minister has reiterated that neither terror and talk, terror and trade can go together nor water and blood can flow together. India, under the decisive and determined leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has not only asserted its sovereignty in standing firm on legal and moral grounds but also showed its principled and calibrated response, demonstrating a new paradigm of restraint and strength, precision and purpose. India has reshaped its geopolitical and strategic response against terrorism, its handlers and backers.